Print raft and skirt together

[hussainsail2002 3]

I would like to know if its possible to print a skirt and raft in cura as it allows us to choose one of the two but not both.

 

Has anyone tried doing this ? any success.

 

[geert_2 556]

You can always design (one of) them in CAD, and consider it part of your model. But for printing, using both has no practical meaning as far as I know.

 

[hussainsail2002 3]

I dont want to add it in CAD, the CAD file should only contain the required design. I face an issue once in a while where because of raft not being printed properly the surface of the print over that portion of the raft gets a bit distorted.  To combat this properly I increased the raft margin which I had decreased earlier. Also added a priming step in start G code, sometimes though the primed filament gets in the way of the print.

 

In simplify 3d we can add a skirt and raft together, and I usually do that. Wanted to know if it was possible in CURA too